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Tuesday--More Money Out the Door.
Jun. 21st, 2017 10:01 amMom called in the morning around 9 am and wanted to know if I was planning to go into Owatonna and get the ceiling fan for my bedroom and when I was planning to go. I said I was open to any time and that I did need to go and get one as Jim and DeAnn will be coming on Friday. I told her to give me 20 minutes or so and I'd be there to pick her up. I had started emptying the wastebaskets into a larger garbage bag but hadn't done much else yet. I had watched and deleted Sunday's episode of Talking Dead and Monday's Dr. Phil which I had recorded on the DVR. I like to record shows then watch them while fast forwarding through the commercials. It saves time and I don't have to pollute my mind with all the advertisements.
Lily called while I was putting my shoes on. I was a little worried she'd be mad as Tammy and Kim had come down last weekend and had sorta kinda planned to go to their house for a visit. This never happened and they never called to tell her they decided against coming. I probably should have just called myself, but I didn't think it was my responsibility. Anyhow--she wasn't mad. She just wanted to know what happened and told me that Rhonda (my cousin) had helped her clean out her closet and she had a bunch of stuff from my grandmother that she wanted to offer to me. She said it was tablecloths and doilies. I told her I would definitely take a look.
She told me that Jerry's blood was at 7.8, so he would be getting another transfusion on Wednesday. This is good as sometimes he needs two units of blood and this time he only needs one. He is terminal, but lately, he has been doing better.
Talking to Lily put me a bit behind, but I figure she needs my support with all the health issues Jerry has. I took the time to put the recycling I had gathered earlier in the recycling box in the breezeway then headed to Mom's. I got my mail out of the mailbox on my way--I can reach it from the window of my car when I pull up, so that works swell.
On the way to Owatonna, I took Mom to the post office and to the bank as she needed cash. We went to Fleet Farm first, and I bought a can of mixed nuts, a small bag of cashews for the salad I want to make, a large bag of raw pecans for baking, and a big bag of cinnamon bears. They have the best and freshest candy in town. Sadly, I did not find any Mallo cups. Fleet Farm is the only place I have been able to find them for years. Oh well. I didn't need them.
I picked up a ceiling fan. It cost slightly less than $70. I picked that one because it had the little "tulip" looking cups that you don't have to remove to replace a burnt out bulb. The others all had "globe" type things over the bulbs, so you have to unscrew the globe, replace the bulb, and screw the globe back in again. That would be difficult for me to do as I'd have to stand on a step stool, and that would be very difficult with my knees being like they are. The tulip type cup would be much easier. I bought enough light bulbs for the initial installation and a set to replace them. I am really looking forward to having that ceiling fan. I sleep much better when there is moving air in the room.
Then we went to Walmart where I picked up the supplies to hang my big shelf over the couch and hanging hooks to hang my hanging globe lamp. When Cynthia comes tomorrow, I will have her bring that in and wash it so it is ready to hang. I also got the ingredients to make a big pan of lasagna and an aluminum foil oven protector for the bottom of my oven, in case the lasagna spills over when baking. It is a messy dish to make.
A while back, Kim told me that the dog had chewed her vacuum cleaner cord and wrecked it. She has been living without a vacuum cleaner for months and months and can't afford to buy a new one. And of course, her two adult deadbeat sons refuse to work or do anything in the house, so the dog hair has piled into drifts all over her house. I had a wild inspiration to buy her a cheap vacuum cleaner just to be able to suck up at least some of the dog hair--so I looked at the vacuum cleaners--there was a nice Dirt Devil Pet Max vacuum that was only $60. It looked like it would be ideal for her needs. I must have shamed mom a bit by deciding to get it for her as Mom offered to go halfsies on it with me. Mom also decided to get one for herself as her power nozzle on her expensive vacuum has something wrong with it so that it keeps snapping the belt.
We dropped it off at Kim's house--she had taken Monday and Tuesday off for vacation days this week, so she was home. We brought her a mushroom swiss burger from Culver's too. She was mad that we spent our money on her again, but a person just can't live in squalor like that! She deserves to at least have a moderately clean house.
It does put me in a bit of a financial pinch as I need to come up with my car insurance money next month, but I will be okay. I do have a little money in my savings account if I get desperate.
We hung out there and visited for about an hour. I was really tired and ready to go home and put my feet up! I dropped Mom off at her house then went to pick up Cora to carry in my purchases. There were two big boxes on my breezeway steps, so Cora carried those in too. She had a lot of stuff to carry in--I felt like I should give her $10 instead of $5, but all I had was $20s except for that one $5. She said it was okay--I told her I'd pay her $20 to give my car a thorough cleaning like she had done for the last couple of summers, and she was happy about that.
After I took her home, I put all my groceries and other purchases away. I was too tired to mess with my boxes, so I will have fun looking at them today after I finish my journal entry. I was so tired; I couldn't even enjoy watching TV. I hung out in my recliner and held Peaches for a while, then I decided I would just put on my pajamas and watch TV in bed. I had left my pajamas on the foot of my bed, and when I picked them up, I discovered SOMEONE had puked on them. Probably Peaches, who is my pukeasaurus cat.
Sigh.
I ended up going to bed super early because I was just TIRED.
Lily called while I was putting my shoes on. I was a little worried she'd be mad as Tammy and Kim had come down last weekend and had sorta kinda planned to go to their house for a visit. This never happened and they never called to tell her they decided against coming. I probably should have just called myself, but I didn't think it was my responsibility. Anyhow--she wasn't mad. She just wanted to know what happened and told me that Rhonda (my cousin) had helped her clean out her closet and she had a bunch of stuff from my grandmother that she wanted to offer to me. She said it was tablecloths and doilies. I told her I would definitely take a look.
She told me that Jerry's blood was at 7.8, so he would be getting another transfusion on Wednesday. This is good as sometimes he needs two units of blood and this time he only needs one. He is terminal, but lately, he has been doing better.
Talking to Lily put me a bit behind, but I figure she needs my support with all the health issues Jerry has. I took the time to put the recycling I had gathered earlier in the recycling box in the breezeway then headed to Mom's. I got my mail out of the mailbox on my way--I can reach it from the window of my car when I pull up, so that works swell.
On the way to Owatonna, I took Mom to the post office and to the bank as she needed cash. We went to Fleet Farm first, and I bought a can of mixed nuts, a small bag of cashews for the salad I want to make, a large bag of raw pecans for baking, and a big bag of cinnamon bears. They have the best and freshest candy in town. Sadly, I did not find any Mallo cups. Fleet Farm is the only place I have been able to find them for years. Oh well. I didn't need them.
I picked up a ceiling fan. It cost slightly less than $70. I picked that one because it had the little "tulip" looking cups that you don't have to remove to replace a burnt out bulb. The others all had "globe" type things over the bulbs, so you have to unscrew the globe, replace the bulb, and screw the globe back in again. That would be difficult for me to do as I'd have to stand on a step stool, and that would be very difficult with my knees being like they are. The tulip type cup would be much easier. I bought enough light bulbs for the initial installation and a set to replace them. I am really looking forward to having that ceiling fan. I sleep much better when there is moving air in the room.
Then we went to Walmart where I picked up the supplies to hang my big shelf over the couch and hanging hooks to hang my hanging globe lamp. When Cynthia comes tomorrow, I will have her bring that in and wash it so it is ready to hang. I also got the ingredients to make a big pan of lasagna and an aluminum foil oven protector for the bottom of my oven, in case the lasagna spills over when baking. It is a messy dish to make.
A while back, Kim told me that the dog had chewed her vacuum cleaner cord and wrecked it. She has been living without a vacuum cleaner for months and months and can't afford to buy a new one. And of course, her two adult deadbeat sons refuse to work or do anything in the house, so the dog hair has piled into drifts all over her house. I had a wild inspiration to buy her a cheap vacuum cleaner just to be able to suck up at least some of the dog hair--so I looked at the vacuum cleaners--there was a nice Dirt Devil Pet Max vacuum that was only $60. It looked like it would be ideal for her needs. I must have shamed mom a bit by deciding to get it for her as Mom offered to go halfsies on it with me. Mom also decided to get one for herself as her power nozzle on her expensive vacuum has something wrong with it so that it keeps snapping the belt.
We dropped it off at Kim's house--she had taken Monday and Tuesday off for vacation days this week, so she was home. We brought her a mushroom swiss burger from Culver's too. She was mad that we spent our money on her again, but a person just can't live in squalor like that! She deserves to at least have a moderately clean house.
It does put me in a bit of a financial pinch as I need to come up with my car insurance money next month, but I will be okay. I do have a little money in my savings account if I get desperate.
We hung out there and visited for about an hour. I was really tired and ready to go home and put my feet up! I dropped Mom off at her house then went to pick up Cora to carry in my purchases. There were two big boxes on my breezeway steps, so Cora carried those in too. She had a lot of stuff to carry in--I felt like I should give her $10 instead of $5, but all I had was $20s except for that one $5. She said it was okay--I told her I'd pay her $20 to give my car a thorough cleaning like she had done for the last couple of summers, and she was happy about that.
After I took her home, I put all my groceries and other purchases away. I was too tired to mess with my boxes, so I will have fun looking at them today after I finish my journal entry. I was so tired; I couldn't even enjoy watching TV. I hung out in my recliner and held Peaches for a while, then I decided I would just put on my pajamas and watch TV in bed. I had left my pajamas on the foot of my bed, and when I picked them up, I discovered SOMEONE had puked on them. Probably Peaches, who is my pukeasaurus cat.
Sigh.
I ended up going to bed super early because I was just TIRED.
